Aminobenzodiazepines



United States Patent 3,121,075 AME'JOBENZSDEAZEPEQES Oscar Keller, Clifton, Norbert Steiger, Nutley, and Leo Henryk Sternhaeh, Upper Montclair, N J., assignors to Hoifmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, N.l., a corporation of New Jersey No Drawing. Filed May 28, 1962, Ser. No. 197,853 Claims priority, application Czechoslovakia Oct. 29, 1961 3 Claims. (Cl. 260-439) This invention relates to benzodiazepine compounds, as well as intermediates therefor. More particularly, the invention pertains to benzodiazepines which are represented by one of the following formulas:

?-NH-lower alkyl CH-R R; B

In the above formulas, B is selected from the group consisting of and atleast one of R and R is a sulfur-containing radical selected from the group consisting of -S-R7, --SO-loWer alkyl and SO -lower alkyl; R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; R is selected drom the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, -'S-R7, SO-lower alkyl and -SO -lower alkyl; R; is selected from the group consisting of halogen and hydrogen; R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, -'S-R7, -SO-lower alkyl, --SO -1ower alkyl, halogen and trifluoromethyl; R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; and R is selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, hydroxy-lower alkylene and halo-lower alkylene.

As used herein, the term halogen includes all four halogens, i.e. chlorine, fluorine, bromine, and iodine. The term alkyl includes straight and branched chain aliphatic hydrocarbon groups such as methyl, ethyl, propyl,

ice

isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, amyl and the like. R represents lower alkyl groups or lower alkyl groups containing a hydroxy or halo substituent, such as, for example, hydroxymethyl, chloromethyl, and the like. The symbol B represents a carbon-nitrogen grouping which completes the seven-membered ring of the benzodiazepine and which is represented by one of the tollowing:

CHN

An illustrative group of compounds answering to the above description includes:

7 -methylmercap=to-5 -phenyl-3H- 1 ,4-benzodiazepin- 2( 1H) -one 7-n1ethylmercapto 5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2( 1H) -one 7 -ethylmercapto-5 -phenyl-3H-1 ,4-benzodiazepin- 2 1H) -one 7 -butylmercapto-5 -phenyl-3H-1 ,4-benzodiazepin- 2 1H) -one 7 -hydroXyethylmeroapto-5-phenyl-3H- 1 ,4-benz0- diazepin-2;( 1H) -one 7-methylsu-lfinyl-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2- 1H) -one 7 -methylsulfinyl-5 -phenyl-3 H- 1 ,4-benzodiazepin-2- (1H) -one 4-oxide 7-methylsulfonyl-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2- lI-l) -one 7 -rnethylsulfonyl-S-phenyl-3H-1 ,4 benzodiazepin-2- 1H) -one 4-oxide 7-chloro-9-n1ethylmercapto-5-pheny1-3H-1,4-henzodiazepin-2=( 1H) -one 7-chloro-9-methylmercapto-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2( 1H) -one 4- oxide 7-methylmercapto-2-amino6 -phenyl-3I-l-1 ,4-benzodiazepine 4-oxide 7-rnethyln1ercapto-2-amino-5 -phenyl-3 H-l ,4-benzodiazepine 7 -methylmercapto-2-amino-5 -phenyl-4,5 -dihydro-3H- 1 ,4-benzodiazepine 7 -rnethylrnercapto-2-methylamino-5-pl1enyl-3H-1,4-

benzodiazepine 4-oxide 7-rnethylmercapto-2-methylamino-5-phenyl-3H-i1 ,4-

henzodiazepine 7 -methylmerc apto-Z-methylamino-S -phenyl-4,5 -dil1'ydro-3H-l,4-benzodiazepine 1-methyl-7-methylmercapto-S-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2( 1H) -one 4-oxide 1-rnethyl-7 -methylmercapto-5-phenyl-3H-1,44benzodiazepin-2( 1H) -one l-methyl-7-methylmercapto-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-3H- 1,4-benzodiazepin-2( 1H) -one 7 -methylmercapto-5 -phenyl-3H- 1,4-benzodiazepin- 2(1H)-one 4-oxide 7-methylsulfinyl-2-amino-5-phenyl-3H-l,4-benzodiazepine 7-rnethylsulfinyl-2-amino-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-3H- 1,4-benzodiazepine 7-methylmercapto5-(Z-chlorophenyl) -3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2( 1H) -one 7-methylmercapto -5- (Z-trifiuoromethylphenyl) -3H- l,4-benzodiazepin-2( 1H) -one 7-chloromethylmercapto-5-phenyl-3H-l ,4-benzodiazepin-2 1H) -one 7-methylmercapto-5-phenyl-4,5dihydro-3H l,4-benzodiazepin-2( 1H) -one 7-methylmercapto-5-phenyl-l ,4-dimethyl-4,5-dihydro- 3H-1 ,4-benzodiaZepin-2( 1H) -one 7-methylsulfinyl-5-phenyl-l,4-dimethyl-4,5-dihydro- 3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2( 1H) -one 7-chloro-5- (2-methylmercaptophenyl) -3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-Z 1H -one Within the class of compounds described above, certain sub-classes constitute preferred groups. In general, the preferred compounds are those wherein R is hydrogen and R or R represents either one of the following substituents: S-'lower alkyl or SO-lower alkyl, particularly when these groups are in the 7-position or the 2-position. Especially preferred are compounds of the Formula I wherein one of the symbols R or R has the preferred significance S-lower alkyl or SO-lower alkyl.

Certain intermediate compounds formed during the methods of synthesis described below are novel and within the scope of the invention. Novel Z-aminobenzophenone intermediates within the scope of the invention have the structural formula:

1 NRa R4 R. N

wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; R is selected from the group consisting of S R SO-lower alkyl and SO -lower alkyl; R; is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen and trifluoromethyl; R is selected from the group consisting of cyano, lower alkyl, hydroxy-lower alkylene and halo-lower alkylene; and R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a-halo-lovver allranoyl and p-tosyl.

The compounds of Formulas I and II are prepared from o-amino benzophenones or appropriately substituted aminobenzophenones. For example, 0 aminobenzophenone Will react with sodium thiocyanate in the presence of bromine in a solvent such as methanol to introduce a thio'cyano group: in the -position and obtain Z-amino-S- thiocyanobenzophenone. The latter, when treated with sodium hydrosulfite lalld sodium hydroxide, is converted to the sodium salt of the Z-amino-S-mercaptobenzophenone. Then the lower alkyl or hydroxy-lower alkyl group is introduced by reaction with an alkyl sulfate, such as dimethyl sulfate, alkyl halide, such as ethyl bromide, or alkylene halohydrin, such as ethylene bromohydrin, as thecase may be. The Z- amind-S-alkylmercaptobenza 4 phenone can then be reacted with an a-amino acid or ester thereof to produce a benzodiazepine of the formula:

VII

wherein R is lower alkyl or hydroxy-lower alkyl and R R R and R have the same meaning as above.

If glycine or an ester thereof, e.g., an alkyl ester, is used, then R is hydrogen. If a longer chain a-amino acid or ester is used, for example, a-alanine or its methyl ester, then a lower alkyl group is introduced into the position occupied by R The reaction of the aminobenzophenone with a-amino acids such as glycine, a-alanine and the like or esters of such amino acids, e.-g., lower alkyl esters, preferably elfected by heating in a solvent such as pyridine, dimethylformamide or the like. It is also desirable to have an ion of a strong acid present in the reaction mixture. Therefore it is convenient to use reagents in the form of the salt of a strong organic or inorganic acid, e.g., glycine hydrochloride, .g-lycine ethyl ester hydrochloride, a-lalanine hydrochloride, rat-alanine methyl ester hydrochloride or to have part of the pyridine present as pyridine hydrochloride.

The compounds of Formula VII can also be prepared by first reacting the appropriately substituted o-arnino- 'benzophenone with an a-halo-lower alkanoyl halide and ring closing the 2-(a-halo lower alkanoyhamino)-5'-R S- benzophenone intermediate with ammonia.

The compounds of Formula VII when R represents lower alkyl can be oxidized with hydrogen peroxide, in a solvent such as ethanol or acetic acid, to convert the alkylmercapto group to an alkyls'dfinyl or to an alkylsulfonyl group. The halo-alkyl group can "be introduced by treating a corresponding compound of Formula VII containing a lower alkyl-sulfinyl group with a compound containing labile halogen.

Similarly, 2-(rz-halo-lower alkanoyl-amino) 2 R S- benzophenone intermediates can be prepared from 2-R S- o-aminobenzophenones and the products thereby obtained can be ring-closed via reaction with ammonia. Products bearing a 2-lower alkyl-sulfinyl or 2-lower alkyl-sulfonyl substituent can be prepared via oxidation of compounds bearing a 2'-lower alkyl-mercapto substituent. Similarly, compounds bearing a sulfur-containing substituent (i.e., R S-, lower alkyl-SO- or lower alkyl-SO can be prepared from correspondingly substituted o-aminebenzopheno es.

If an o-aminobenzophenone bearing an alkylsulfonyl group instead of an alkylsulfinyl group attached to the ring is used in the reaction then a benzodiazepine bearing the alkylsulfon-yl group of the starting material is obtained. o-Aminobenzophenones containing an allzylsulfonyl group on the amino-bearing phenyl ring (i.e. R -lower alkylsulfonyl) are new coinpounds which can be produced from alkylsulfonyl anilinee such as p-methylsulfonyl aniline by reaction with benzoyl chloride to obtain the benzarnide derivative, reacting the latter with additional benzoyl chloride, this time in the presence of zinc chloride, on the benzene nucleus, and then treating the reaction product with hydrochloric acid and acetic acid to remove the blocking group leaving the free amino group in the ortho-position.

If a 3-alkylmercaptoaniline such as 3-methylmercaptoaniline is reacted with benzoyl chloride in a Friedel-Crafts with the oc-amino acid or ester,

to introduce the benzoyl :groupI reaction then there is obtained a 4-alkylmercapto-2-aminobenzophenone which can be further processed in the same manner described above to obtain analogous products having the substituents in another position.

When benzodiazepine compounds bearing both a sulfurcontaining group and a halogen are desired, they can be synthesized by a procedure such as the following. A halogenated o-aminobenzophenone can, for example, be heated with sulfur monochloride in a hydrocarbon solvent or a hydrohalide salt of o-aminobenzophenone can be treated with the same reagent to obtain 4-benzoyl-6-halo- 2,3,1-benzothiazathiolium chloride. The latter can then be treated with sodium hydrosulfite and aqueous sodium hydroxide in ethanol to produce the sodium salt of the halogenated 2-arnino-3-mercaptobenzophenone. Alkylation of this product, for example, with an alkyl sulfate, alkyl halide, hydroxyalkyl halide or haloalkyl halide introduces a substituent on the sulfur. Then treatment of this intermediate with an a-amino acid or ester thereof as described above yields the benzodiazepine.

Alternatively, the same compounds can be produced by reacting a substituted o-aminobenzophenone with an a-haloacyl halide and ring closing with ammonia as described above.

Compounds of this invention containing the N-oxide structure can be produced by first forming an oxime of an alkylmercapto-o-aminobenzophenone by reacting the alkylmercapto-o-aminobenzophenone with hydroxylamine or a salt thereof, then treating the oxirne with a haloacyl halide such as chloroacetyl chloride in acetic acid to produce the haloacetamido derivative which cyclizes and yields a quinazoline N-oxide, such as 2-chloromethyl-4- phenyl-quinazoline 3-oxide, with an alkylmercapto group on a phenyl nucleus. If the quinazoline 3-oxide is treated with ammonia or an alkylamine, ring enlargement occurs and there is obtained a product of Formula II wherein B is structure IV and R or R represents alkylmercapto. However, if the quinazoline 3-oxide is treated with an alkali metal hydroxide or alkaline earth metal hydroxide in an inert solvent such as acetone, dioxane, alcohol, or the like, then ring enlargement again occurs but a compound of Formula I where B is structure 1V is produced.

The compounds corresponding to Formula I wherein R and/ or R are hydrogen and those corresponding to Formula II wherein R is hydrogen can be modified so that R and/ or R are lower alkyl by a variety of methods. Compounds of Formula I wherein R is lower alkyl can be obtained by reacting corresponding compounds wherein R is hydrogen with a diazoalkane, alkyl sulfate or alkyl halide, in a medium such as ether, benzene, alcohol or dioxane. Further, the compounds of Formula I wherein R is lower alkyl can be obtained directly from 2-(N-lower alkyl) -aminobenzophenones. Compounds of Formula I wherein R is lower alkyl and R is hydrogen can be converted into corresponding compounds wherein R is lower alkyl by reaction with a lower alkyl halide. By alkylation of compounds of Formula I wherein R and R are both hydrogen and by altering the conditions of the reaction, any one of four reaction products can be obtained. More explicitly, the four reaction products which can be obtained are those wherein the 1-position hydrogen alone is replaced, those where the 4-position hydrogen alone is replaced, those where both the land 4-position hydrogens are simultaneously replaced and those where the 4-position nitrogen is quaternized. Thus, treatment of a solution of a compound of Formula I, wherein B is with an excem of the corresponding derivative lower alkyl, while prolonged heating results in the q'uaternization of the 4-position nitro gen atom. On the other hand, by using sodium methoxide', sodium hydride or the like, to form the sodio derivative of the 1-position nitrogen atom, and reacting this with an equivalent amount of lower alkyl halide, the corresponding compound of Formula I wherein only the l-position nitrogen atom is substituted is obtained. Using an excess of lower alkyl halide and prolonged heating with a sodio derivative of a compound of Formula I wherein either both R, and R are hydrogen, or wherein R alone is hydrogen, results in the 1,4-di-lower alkyl compound wherein both R, and R are lower alkyl. Further, as discussed above, this l,4-disubstituted compound can also be obtained by heating a compound wherein R is lower alkyl and R is hydrogen with an excess of lower alkyl halide. Compounds of Formula II wherein R is hydrogen can be converted into compounds of Formula II wherein R is lower alkyl by the appropriate above-described methods.

The benzodiazepine compounds which are basic in character, i.e. compounds of Formula II and those compounds of Formula I wherein B represents Structures III or V, form acid addition salts with acids such as the mineral acids, e.g. hydrohalic acids, for example, hydrochloric acid and the like, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, etc. Such salts are also part of the invention.

The benzodiazepine compounds of this invention are useful as sedatives and can be used as tranquillizers and muscle relaxants. They are also useful as anticonvulsants. The compounds can be administered orally in therapeutic dosages by incorporating the base or pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts, when they can be formed, in conventional dosage forms such as tablets, capsules, suspensions, elixirs and the like.

The following examples serve to illustrate the invention. All temperatures are given in degrees centigrade.

Example 1 30 g. (0.15 mole) of Z-aminobenzopheuone and 40 g. of sodium thiocyanate were suspended in cc. of methanol. After cooling to 0, a cold solution of 9.5 cc. of bromine (28.5 g. 0.36 mole) dissolved in 35 cc. of cold methanol (saturated with sodium bromide) was added dropwise. After completing the addition, the reaction mixture was stirred in the cold for an additional /2 hour and poured into 1 liter of cold water. After neutralization with cc. of 20% Na CO the product, Z-amino-S- thiocyanobenzophenone, was filtered off and crystallized from dilute ethanol to form yellow plates, M.P. 83-84".

39 g. (0.15 mole) of 2-amino-5-thiocyanobenzophenone was suspended in 200 cc. of ethanol. The mixture was heated to 50 on the steambath and a total of 55 g. of sodium hydrosulfite and 250 cc. of 10% NaOH were added alternately in portions. The temperature was raised to 80. At this point the reaction mixture gave a blue coloration with indanthrene yellow paper, indicating the presence of an excess of Na S O and the complete conversion of the thiocyano-group into a mercapto-group.

After cooling to 40, 20 cc. (27 g.=0.22 mole) of dimethyl sulfate was added dropwise. A negative reaction with lead acetate at this point indicated the absence of free mercaptan. It was stirred for 1 hour at room temperature and'then the ethanol was distilled off. The aqueous phase was diluted with 700 cc. of water and the thioether was extracted with four 300 cc. portions of benzene. The benzene phase was dried and the solvent removed by vacuum distillation. The crude reaction product, 2- amino-5-methylmercaptobenzophenone, remained as a heavy oil, which upon crystallization from petroleum ether formed yellow crystals melting at 47-49".

42 g. (0.15 mole) of 2-amino-S-methylmercaptobenzophenone was heated with 40 g. (0.29 mole) of glycine ethyl ester hydrochloride in 75 cc. of pyridine at 118-120" for 6 hours, distilling off the pyridine slowly and replacing it as needed. At the end of the heating period, the mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was partitioned the absence of a free mercaptan group.

21 g. (0.082 mole) of 2-amino-5-thiocyanobenzophenone was added to 150 cc. of ethanol. The mixture was heated to 50 on a steambath and a total of 40 g. of sodium hydrosulfite and 210 cc. of 10% NaOH were added alternately in portions. On raising the temperature to 80, the reaction mixture gave a blue color with indanthrene yellow paper, indicating the presence of excess Na S O and the complete conversion of the thiocyano-group into a mercapto-group.

Next, '13 cc. (19 g.=0.125 mole) of ethylbromide in 25 cc. ethanol was added dropwise. The mixture was then warmed to 55 whereupon a negative reaction with lead acetate indicated the absence of free mercaptan. After stirring one hour and diluting with 300 cc. of water, the oily reaction mixture was extracted with three 200 cc. portions of benzene. The benzene phase was dried and the solvent was evaporated in vacuo giving the product, 2-amino-5-ethylmercaptobenzophenone.

20 g. (0.078 mole) of 2-amino-S-ethylmercaptobenzophenone was heated with 20 g. of glycine ethyl ester hydrochloride in 75 cc. of pyridine at 114 for /2 hours, distilling off part of the pyridine and replacing it with fresh pyridine. The reaction mixture was then evaporated in vacuo and the residual oil was partitioned between 200 cc. of benzene and 200 cc. of water. The benzene phase was concentrated, the residue was dissolved in 200 cc. of acetone. The product thus obtained, 7-ethylmercapto- 5-phenyl-3H 1,4-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one, was isolated as the hydrochloride by the addition of 15 cc. of a 20% solution of hydrogen chloride in isopropanol. The pure material, 7-ethylmercapto-5-phenyl-3H-1,4 benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one hydrochloride, crystallized in yellow needies from acetonitrile-ethanol, MP. 273.

Example 3 20 g. (0.078 mole) of 2-amino-5-thiocyanobenzopl1e none was added to 150 cc. of ethanol. The mixture was heated to 50 on the steambath and a total of 40 g. of sodium hydrosulfite and 210 cc. of added alternately in portions. On raising the temperature to 80, the reaction mixture showed a blue color with indanthrene yellow paper, indicating the presence of an excess of Na S O and the complete conversion of the thiocyano-group into a mercapto-group.

After cooling to room temperature, a solution of 25 cc. of n-butylbromide in 25 cc. of alcohol was added dropwise. After stirring for 2 hours at 40 to 50, the reaction mixture was negative to lead acetate solution, indicating 300 cc. of water was added next and the oily butylthioether was extracted with three 200 cc. portions of benzene. The benzene phase was dried and concentrated in vacuo yielding the crude reaction product, Z-amino-S-butylmercaptobenzophenone.

23 g. (0.081 mole) of 2-amino-5-butylmercaptobenzophenone was heated with 25 g. (0.18 mole) of glycine ethyl ester hydrochloride in 75 cc. of pyridine at 118 for 3 hours. g. more of the glycine ester was added and the heating was continued for 6 hours, distilling 01f part of the pyridine and replacing it as needed. At the end of the heating period, the reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness in vacuo and the residue was partitioned between benzene and water. The benzene phase was evaporated to dryness to leave crude 7butylmercapto-5-phen yl-3H-l,4-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one. This crude residue was dissolved in about 200 cc. of hot acetone. Addition of a 20% solution of hydrogen chloride in isopropanol 10% NaOH were .was refluxed for 5 minutes.

yielded the product 7-butylmercapto-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-ben- Example 4 32.5 g. (0.13 mole) of 2-amino-S-thiocyanobenzophenone was suspended in 200 cc. of ethanol. The mixture was heated on the steambath to 50 and a total of 50 g. of sodium hydrosulfite and 245 cc. of 10% NaOH was added in alternate portions. The temperature of the reaction mixture was raised to At this point, the mixture gave a blue color with indanthrene yellow paper, which indicated the presence of an excess of Na S O and the complete conversion of the thiocyano-group into a mercapto-group.

After cooling to 40, 15 cc. (2 3 g.=0.l8 mole) of ethylene bromohydrin in 30 cc. of alcohol was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour until the negative reaction to lead acetate indicated the absence of free mercaptan. The alcohol was distilled off, the aqueous phase was diluted with 500 cc. of water and the oily product was extracted with four 300 cc. portions of benzene. The benzene phase was dried and the solvent removed by vacum distillation. The residue was crude 2-amino-S-hydroxyethylmercaptobenzophenone.

33 g. (0.12 mole) of Z-amino-S-hydroxyethy1mercapto benzophenone was heated with 35 g. (0.25 mole) of glycine ethyl ester hydrochloride in 75 cc. of pyridine at 117 for 6 hours, slowly distilling off some of the pyridine and replacing it to keep the volume constant. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was partitioned between benzene and water. The benzene phase was evaporated to dryness and the residue was taken up in acetone. The acetone solution was passed through a A x 16 in. column containing activated alumina. Three 50 ml. fractions were collected. The middle fraction was concentrated in vacuo to give crude 7-hydroxyethylrnercapto 5 phenyl 3H 1,4 benzodiazepin-2(lH)-one. After dissolving in benzene, the crude product was treated with a solution of hydrogen chloride in isopropanol. The 7-hydroxyethylmercapto-S-phenyl- 3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2( 1H)-one hydrochloride thus obtained was crystallized from isopropanolethanol to obtain the pure product as yellow prisms melting at 252 253 (dec.).

Example 5 To a solution of 5.6 capto-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one in 70 cc. of ethanol, there was added dropwise 8 cc. of 30% hydrogen peroxide. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo to a syrup. The residue was triturated with 50 cc. of acetone and then cooled to 0. The precipitated crystals of 7-methylsulfinyl-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-

benzodiazepin-2(lH)-one were filtered off and recrystallized from a mixture of acetonitrile and ethanol to form 'ellow needles, MP. 254 (dec).

xample 6 7 To 50 cc. of benzoyl chloride was added in portions at 120 42 g. (0.2 mole) of p-methylsulfonyl aniline hydrochloride. The reaction mixture was then heated to 170 and 35 g. of anhydrous zinc chloride was added. Heating was continued at 210220 for 2 /2 hours. ing to a solution of 10 cc. of concentrated HCl in 55 cc. of water was added dropwise and the mixture The reaction mixture was cooled to 10 by the addition of ice and diluted with some more water.

and 30 cc. of 40% NaOH. The precipitate was filtered g. (0.02 mole) of 7-methylmer- After cool- The precipitate was filtered off and V stirred for 1 hour with a mixture of 200 cc. of water concentrated hydrochloric acid. The mixture was refluxed for 5 minutes and then cooled V to for /2 hour. The precipitate was filtered off, washed acid-free with ice-water and sucked dry. This material was refluxed in a mixture of 125 cc. of concentrated HCl and 250 cc. of glacial acetic acid for 19 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness in vacuo and the residue was partitioned between 200 cc. of water and 400 cc. of benzene. The benzene phase was washed with dilute acid, then dilute alkali and finally with Water. The product was obtained by evaporating the benzene layer to dryness and crystallizing the residue from ethanol. The pure product, 2- arnino-S-methylsulfonyl-benzophenone, crystallized in yellow needles from a mixture of benzene and Skellysolve 3, M1. 159-161".

16 g. (0.058 mole) of 2-amino-5-methylsulfonylbenzophenone was heated with 30 cc. of pyridine and 12.5 g. (0.089 mole) of glycine ethyl ester hydrochloride at 121l28 for 4 /2 hours. The pyridine was slowly distilled olf replacing it with fresh pyridine to keep the volume constant. A total of 110 cc. of distillate was collected.

The reaction mixture was then concentrated in vacuo to a syrup and stirred with a mixture of 100 cc. of benzene and 100 cc. of water at 70 for /2 hour. The mixture was then cooled and the precipitated product was filtered off. The pure 7-methylsulfonyl-5-phenyl- 3H-1,4-benzodiazepin 2(1H)-one formed yellow needles (upon crystallization from acetone-Skellysolve B) melt ing at 256258.

Example 7 46 g. (0.2 mole) of 2-amino-S-chlorobenzophenone was added to 120 cc. of sulfur monochloride. The reaction mixture was heated at 6065 for 2 hours. After the addition of 200 cc. of toluene and stirring for 1 /2 hours, the mixture was filtered on a fritted glass funnel. The precipitate was filtered off and washed with toluene and carbon tetrachloride, and then sucked dry. The 4-benzoyl-6-chloro 2,3,1 benzothiazathiolium chloride thus obtained was added to 100 g. of ice. 1 liter of water was then added and the suspension was stirred for 2 hours. The material was filtered off and introduced at 40 into a mixture of 100 cc. of ethanol, 100 cc. of water, 100 cc. of 40% NaOI-I and 6 g. of sodium hydrosulfite. The reaction mixture at this point gave a lue color with indanthrene yellow paper, indicating an excess of hydrosulfite. 20 cc. of dimethyl sulfate was then added dropwise while the temperature rose to 47. The methylation was then completed as shown by the negative reaction with lead acetate.

The reaction mixture was diluted with 100 cc. of water, stirred for 2 hours and the thioether was extracted with 3 portions of 200 cc. benzene each. The benzene phase was dried and concentrated in vacuo to give the reaction product, 2-amino-5-chloro-3-rnethylmercapt0- benzophenone. The same product was also obtained by the following procedure:

Z-aminobenzophenone was dissolved in acetone with the addition of a saturated solution of HCl in isopropanol until acid to Congo red. The precipitated 2-aminobenzo phenone hydrochloride was filtered, washed with cold acetone and sucked dry.

7 g. (0.024 mole) of Z-aminobenzophenone hydrochloride were added to 80 cc. of sulfur monochloride. After the addition of 1 g. of aluminum chloride and 10 cc. of glacial acetic acid, the reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hours at 60-80. The mixture was then stirred with 200 cc. of toluene for four hours and the thiazathiolium compound was filtered oil, washed With toluene, carbon tetrachloride and finally sucked dry. This product was added to 100 g. of crushed ice, diluted with 1 liter of water and the resulting suspension was stirred for 2 hours. The material was then filtered oil and added at 42 to a mixture of 50 cc. of water, 50 cc. of alcohol, 50 cc. of 40% NaOH and 10 g. of sodium hydrosulfite. The mixture at this point gave a blue color with indanthrene yellow paper, indicating an excess of hydrosulfite. 10 cc. of dimethyl sulfate was then added dropwise while the temperature rose to 54. The lead acetate reaction was negative at this point, indicating the completion of the methylation. The reaction mixture Was diluted with 200 cc. of Water, stirred for /2 hour and the thioether was extracted with three 150 cc. portions of benzene. The benzene phase was dried and yielded after concentration in vacuo the same reaction product as described in the preceding paragraph.

38 g. (0.14 mole) of 2-amino-5-chloro-3-methylmercaptobenzophenone was heated with 40 g. (0.28 mole) of glycine ethyl ester hydrochloride in 75 cc. of pyridine at 121, distilling off the pyridine slowly and replacing it to keep the volume constant. After 5 hours the reaction mixture was allowed to cool to and 15 g. of glycine ethyl ester hydrochloride was added as before. Heating was resumed for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness in Vacuo and the residue was partitioned between cc. of water and 100 cc. of benzene. The greenish material which separated was filtered off and dried. The product, 7-chloro-9-methylmeroapto 5 -phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one, crystallized in yellow needles from acetonitrile ethanol, M.P.. 189-191".

Example 8 78 g. (0.32 mole) of Z-amino-5-methylmercaptobenzophenone was refluxed overnight with 37 g. (0.53 mole) of hydroxylamine hydrochloride in 400 cc. of alcohol. After evaporating to dryness in vacuo, the residue was taken up in cc. of water. Careful addition of 40 cc. of 40% NaOH-l-ZS cc. of 20% Na CO followed by 20 cc. of glacial acetic acid made the mixture slightly acid to litmus. 125 cc. of ether and 125 cc. of Skellysolve B were then added and the mixture was stored in the refrigerator overnight. The supernatant liquid was decanted and the gummy precipitate was dissolved in 500 cc. of ether. After washing with water, the ether solution was dried over sodium sulfate. It was then concen trated in vacuo to an oil which, on treatment with 200 cc. of ether and 100 cc. of Skellysolve B, yielded crystalline 2 amino 5 methylmercaptobenzophenone oxime. The pure oxime crystallized in yellow needles from dilute ethanol and melted at 149-150".

15.5 g. (0.06 mole) of 2-amino-5methylmercaptobenzophenone oxime was dissolved in 150 cc. of glacial acetic acid at 40. 9.5 cc. (l4 g.=0.125 mole) of chloroacetyl chloride was added at 5560. The reaction mixture was stirred at 50-60 for V2 hour and then at room temperature for 4 hours. The solution was concentrated in vacuo and the resulting oily residue was dissolved in 150 cc. of boiling methylene chloride. The solution was cooled and diluted with about 150 g. of crushed ice. 1 N NaOH was added with stirring until the mixture was alkaline to phenolphth-alein. The methylene chloride phase was separated and dried over sodium sulfate. Concentration of the methylene chloride solution to incipient crystallization gave the product, G-methylmercapto-Z- chloromethyl-4-phenylquinazoline 3-oxide. The pure substance crystallized from methylene chloride in yellow needles, M.P. 156.

6 g. (0.019 mole) of 6-methylmercapto-Z-chloromethyl- 4-phenylquinazoline 3-oxide was added in portions at 0 to 50 cc. of 50% (w./w.) methylamine in methanol. After stirring overnight at 25, the reaction mixture was cooled in ice, the precipitate was filtered ofi and washed with a small amount of methanol. The pure 7-methylmercapto 2 methylamino-S-phenyl-SH-1,4-benzodiazepine 4-oxide crystallized in yellow prisms from acetonitrile, M.P. 245-246".

By utilizing ammonia instead of methylamine, 7-methylmercapto 2-amino-5-phenyl-3H-l,4-bcnzodiazepine 4- oxide is obtained by the same procedure.

1 3 Example 9 To a suspension of 3.2 g. (0.01 mole) of 6-methylmercapto-2-chloromethy11 4-phenylquinazoline 3-oxide in 20 cc. ethanol, there was added dropwise 12 cc. (0.012 mole) of 1 N NaOH. The mixture was warmed to 45 and then cooled to 25 10 cc. of acetone was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hours, then left at room temperature for 15 hours. The mixture was cooled in ice, the precipitate was filtered off, washed with a small amount of cold ethanol and dried. The pure product, 7 methylmercapto-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one 4-oxide, crystallized in needles from water (containing a few drops of alcohol), M.P. 191-193 By reacting 7-methylmercapto-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one 4-oxide with dimethyl sulfate in benzene at reflux, 1-methyl-7-methylmercapto-5-phenyl-3H- 1,4-benzodiazepin-2(lH)-one 4-oxide is obtained.

Hydrogenation of 1-methyl-7-methylmercapto-S-phenyl- 3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2( 1H)-one 4-oxide at room temperature and normal pressure in the presence of Raney nickel catalyst gives 1-methyl-7-methylmercapto-5-phenyl- 3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2 1H) -one.

Example 70 g. of crude 2-amino-5-methylmercaptobenzophenone was dissolved in 100 cc. of pyridine and the solution placed in a 1 liter 3 neck flask. 55 g. of p-toluenesulfochloride 'Was added with: good stirring in small portions at 25 to 45 C. 500 cc. of water was added and the supernatant aqueous layer decanted from the tosyl compound, which formed a heavy oil. Upon further addition of 250 cc. of ice water, the oil solidified to a light yellow crystalline cake which was filtered on a fritted glass-funnel and washed with ice water and sucked dry yielding 2- tosylamino-S-methylmercaptobenzophenone, as a crude product which, after recrystallization from ethanol, formed slightly y'ellow needles melting at 119-120.

62 g. of crude 2-tosylamino-5-methylmercaptobenzophenone was stirred and refluxed in a 1 liter 3 neck flask With 200 cc. of ethanol and 25 cc. of 30% hydrogen peroxide for 8 hours. Stirring was afterwards continued for 4 hours without heating. The product formed a fine solid. It was filtered ofi after 24 hours, and sucked dry on the funnel, yielding 2-tosylamino-S-methylsulfinylbenzophenone, which after being crystallized twice from 90% ethanol formed elf-white crystals melting at 168- 169.

180 cc. of 95% sulfuric acid was placed in a 3 neck flask, and cooled in an ice-water bath to 10. 57 g. of crude 2 tosylamino-S-methylsulfinylbenzophenone was added between 10 and in small portions while stirring. After all was dissolved, the cooling bath was removed, and stirring continued for 3 hours at room temperature. The flask was then kept in the refrigerator at 0 for 3 days and the solution then poured on a mixture of 1500 g. of ice and water. 100 g. of NaCl was added, and the base which separated as an oil was extracted with 600 cc. of benzene. The extraction was repeated with 400 cc. of benzene. The benzene extracts were then concentrated in vacuo to ca. 300 cc. 300 cc. of petroleum ether was added at 30, and the flask kept in the refrigerator for 24 hours. The base crystallized out and was filtered oif yielding Z-arnino-S-methylsulfinylbenzophenone, which after recrystallization from ether formed yellow prisms melting at 124-1265 Example 1] 36 g. of 2-amino-2-chlorobenzophenone, 100 cc. of methanol and 42 g. of sodium thiocyanate were vigorously stirred in a 0.5 liter 3 neck flask. 9.5 cc. of bromine dissolved in 35 cc. of cold methanol (saturated with 12 solution. The precipitate was filtered oil by suction, washed with cold water, recrystallized from acetonitrile, water and ethanol yielding 5-thiocyano-2-amino-2-chlorobenzophenone melting at 117-119.

47 g. of 5-thiocyano-2-amino-2'-chlorobenzophenone was dissolved in 200 cc. of alcohol at 50 in a 1 liter, 3 neck flask. 250 cc. of sodium hydroxide (10%) and 55 g. of sodium hydro-sulfite then added thereto, and the resulting mixture heated to After cooling to 40, 20 cc. of dimethyl sulfate was added dropwise and the mixture stirred for 1 hour at room temperature. The alcohol was then distilled off and the residue extracted with dichloromethane. Concentration in vacuo yielded S-methylmercapto-Z-amino-Z-chlorobenzophenone.

30 g. of the crude S-methylmercapto-2-amino-2'-chlorobenzophenone was dissolved in 320 cc. of benzene and 320 cc. of ether. The resulting solution was chilled to 0, 33 g. of bromoacetyl bromide added dropwise and then 50 g. of ice. After 10 minutes a diazo-test with R-salt was negative. cc. of water was then added, the resulting mixture was filtered through a fri-tted funnel, and separated. The benzene-ether layer was extracted with water and ammonium hydroxide, then washed neutral with water. The benzene-ether solution was then dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated. The resulting oil was crystallized from benzene and petroleum ether yielding 2-bron1o-acet-amido-S-methylmercapto-2'-chlorobenzophenone, which upon recrystallization from methylene chloride and petroleum ether melted at lilo-108.

21 g. of 2-bromoacetamido-S-methylmercapto-2'-chlorobenzophenone was mixed with about 100 cc. of liquid ammonia. After about 5 hours, the ammonia was evaporated and the residue treated with a mixture of water and methylene chloride. The organic layer was separated, concentrated in vacuo, and the residue dissolved in a mixture of 200 cc. of alcohol and 50 cc. of pyridine, and refluxed for 16 hours. The solution was concentrated in vacuo, the residue diluted with water, and the precipitate filtered otf, yielding, ethanol, 7 methylmercapto-S-(2-chlorophenyl)-3H-1,4- benzodiazepine-2(1I-l)-one melting at 221-223 A sample of 5-methylmercapto-Z-amino-Z-chloro'benzophenone was converted into the corresponding tosyl compound via reaction in pyridine solution with p-tosyl chloride at 4045. The product, 2 (p-tosylamino)-5- methylmercapto-Z-chlorobenzophenone, upon recrystallization from ethanol, formed yellow cubes melting at -126".

The above-mentioned 2-amino-2'-chlorobenzophen0ne, its preparation and intermediate therefor, are not a part of this invention but such are disclosed hereinbelow in order that this disclosure may be complete.

A stirred solution of 75 g. of 2-amino-2-nitrobenzophenone in 700 ml. of hot concentrated hydrochloric acid was cooled to 0 and a solution of 21.5 g. of sodium nitrite in 50 ml. of water was added in the course of 3 hours. The temperature of the suspension was kept at 27 during the addition. The resulting clear solution was poured into a stirred solution of 37 g. of cuprous chloride in 350 ml. of hydrochloric acid 1:1. The solid which had formed after a few minutes was filtered off, washed with water and recrystallized from ethanol.

were obtained.

A solution of 20 g. of 2-chloro-2'-nitrobenzophenone in 450 ml. of ethanol was hydrogenated at normal pres-- perature of ISO- The residue giving a yellow oil.

obtained.

upon two recrystallizations frorn' rystals of Z-chloro-Z-nitrobenzophenone melting at 76-79 catalyst was filtered mm. and a bath tern The oil was dissolved in alcohol, and on addition of water, needles of -2-amino-2-chlorobenzophenone melting at 58-60" were times i3 Example 12 79.5 g. of 2'-trifluoromethyl-2-aminobenzophenone, 80 g. of sodium thiocyanate and 200 cc. of methanol were reacted at with 19 cc. of bromine in 70 cc. of methanol saturated with sodium bromide. The reaction mixture was stirred for one half hour at 0 to and the reaction mass then poured into 2. liters of water and neutralized with 220 cc. of a 20% sodium carbonate solution. The resultant precipate was filtered off by suction, washed with cold water and recrystfllized from ethanol, yielding crystals of S-thiocyano-2-trifluorornethyl-2-amino benzophenone melting at 117118.

90 g. of 5-thiocyano-2'-trifluoromethyl 2 aminobenzophenone, and 400 cc. of alcohol were heated to 50, whereupon 110 g. of sodium hydrosulfite and 500 cc. of sodium hydroxide were added, and the resulting mixture heated to 80. After cooling to 40, 40 cc. of dimethyl sulfate was added dropwise and the resulting mixture stirred for one hour at room temperature. The alcohol was then distilled off and the residue diluted with 1400 cc. of water and extracted with dichloromethane. The dichlorornethane extract was concentrated in vacuo, yielding S-methylmercapto 2 trifluorornethyh Z-aminobenzophenone.

To a mixture of 64 g. of S-methylmercapto 2 trifluorornethyl-2-aminobenzophenone, 300 cc. of benzene, 100 cc. of ether and 30 g. of ice was added 45 g. of bromoacetyl bromide at 0 to 5 (diazo-test was negative). After minutes of stirring, 200 cc. of ice water was added thereto and the resulting mixture separated. The organic layer was washed with water and dilute ammonia, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. Addition of petroleum ether yielded crystals of S-methylmercapto 2 trifluoromethyl 2 bromoacetamidobenzophenone which, after recrystallization from methylene chloride and petroleum ether, melted at 1045.

60 g. of S-methylmercapto 2' trifluoromethyl 2- bromoacetamidobenzophenone was stirred with about 300 cc. of liquid ammonia for 5 hours. After evaporation of the ammonia, 500 cc. of dichloromethane and 300 cc. of water were added to the residue, and the resulting mixture stirred for 30 minutes. The organic layer was then separated, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo, yielding S-rnethylmercapto 2' trifluoromethyl- 2-amino-acetamidobenzophenone, which after recrystallization from benzene/ petroleum ether melted at 7778.

g. of S-methylmercapto 2 trifluoromethyl 2- aminoacetamidobenzophenone was refluxed 20 hours in 200 cc. of pyridine and then concentrated in vacuo. Ether was added and the resulting solid filtered oif, yielding 7- 'methylmercapto 5 o trifluoromethylphenyl-3H-1,4- benzodiaZepin-2(1H)-one, which upon recrystallization from benzene, melted at 199-200".

The above-mentioned S-methylmercapto 2' trifluoromethyl 2 aminoacetamidobenzophenone and its preparation are not a part of this invention, but such are disclosed hereinabove in order that the present disclosure may be complete.

2 g. of 2-amino 5 rnethylmercapto 2 trifluoromethylbenzophenone in 5 cc. of pyridine was reacted at 4050 with 3.5 of p-tosyl chloride. The product, 2-(ptosylarnino) 5 methylmercapto 2 trifluoromethylbenzophenone, upon recrystallization from ethanol, formed light yellow crystals melting at 122l23.

The above-mentioned 2'-trifluoromethyl 2 aminobenzophenone, its preparation and intermediates therefor, are also not a part of this invention, but such are disclosed hereinbelow in order that the present disclosure may be complete.

A solution of o-tn'fluorornethyl phenyl magnesium bromide was prepared in the usual manner from 5 0.0 g. of o-bromobenzotrifiuoride, 5.55 g. of magnesium and 110 ml. of anhydrous ether. The Grignard reagent can also be prepared by reacting 39.7 g. of o-chlorobenzotrifluoride with 5 .55 g. of magnesium in tetrahydrofurane. This reaction solution was added with stirring at 20 over a period of 3 hours to a solution of 33.0 g. of 2-methyl- 4H-3,1benzoxazin-4-one in 300 ml. of methylene chloride. The resulting dark but clear solution was left at room temperature for 16 hours and was then poured over a mixture of 50 g. of ammonium chloride and 600 g. of crushed ice. Extraction with ether gave a crude reaction product which was directly hydrolyzed by refluxing for one hour in a mixture of 240 ml. of ethanol and 240 ml. of 3 N sodium hydroxide. After standing overnight, the reaction mixture was extracted with ether. The ether layer was washed with water and concentrated in vacuo yielding an oil. This was purified in two portions by chromatography on the 20-fold amount of neutral alumina (activity grade III; e.g. containing 6% of water). Elution with petroleum ether -(6070) and a mixture of petroleum ether 1(60-70) and ether (9:1) followed by crystallization from a mixture of ether and hexane yielded Z-amino 2' trifluoromethylbenzophenone, melting at 9496 (yellow prisms).

Example 13 A solution of 24.5 g. of crude Z-amino-S-methylmercaptobenzophenone in a mixture of 250 cc. of ether and 250 cc. of benzene was stirred while 13.4 cc. of bromoacetyl bromide was added during 20 minutes. The temperature was kept below 15 by the addition of ice to the reaction mixture. Some insoluble material was filtered off and the organic layer was washed first with water, then with 5% sodium bicarbonate solution until neutral, and finally with water. After drying over anhydrous sodium sulfate the organic layer was concentrated in vacuo to an oil which was crystallized from other and recrystallized from methanol yielding yellow prisms of 2-bromoacetamido 5 methylmercaptobenzophenone melting at 114 115.

A solution of 5 g. of 2-bromoacetamido 5 methylrnercaptobenzophenone in 300 cc. of liquid ammonia was stirred for 4 hours. The amrnonia was then evaporated and the residue refluxed with 109 cc. of ethanol for 16 hours. The ethanol solution was concentrated in vacuo and the residue stir-red for 30 minutes with 100 cc. of water and then filtered and dried yielding a crude product, 7-methylmercapto 5 phenyl-3H-l,4-benzodiazepin-2- lH)-one, which upon recrystallization from cc. of ethanol formed pale yellow blades melting at 216218.

A stirred suspension of 2.74 g. of 7-methylmercapto-5- phenyl 3H 1,4 benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one in 100 cc. of methanol (60) was treated with 2.25 cc. of 4.44 N sodium methoxide in methanol. The mixture became yellow and was stirred and refluxed until all the suspended material had been dissolved. The solution was then concentrated in vacuo and the last traces of methanol removed by evaporating with the addition of benzene. The white residue was dissolved in 50 cc. of dimethylformamide, yielding a yellow solution of the sodio derivative which rapidly crystallized on stirring. 0.72 cc. of methyl iodide was added to the suspension. The clear solution which formed was stirred for 30 minutes at room temperature and then concentrated in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between water and ether, the organic layers washed with water, separated, dried, and concentrated in vacuo to give an almost clear gum which was chromatographed on 90 g. of grade III alumina containing 6% of water using a benzene-hexane mixture (5:2). A practically colorless material was eluted which upon recrystallization from hexane yielded the product, l-methyl- 7-methylmercapto 5 phenyl 3H 1,4 benzodiazepin- 2(1H)-one, as a colorless amorphous powder melting at 3545".

Example 14 A solution of 15 g. of 7-methylrnercapto-5-phenyl-3H- 1,4-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one 4-oxide and 25 cc. of phosphorus trichloride and 700 cc. of chloroform was refluxed for 30 minutes. The solution was then poured colorizing carbon, dried on ice, the mixture made alkaline with 50% sodium hydroxide, and the organic layer separated. The aqueous layer was extracted repeatedly with methylene chloride. The organic layers were combined, dried, filtered over a filter aid and concentrated in vacuo to dryness. The residue was crystallized 'from acetone and yielded 7- methylmercapto--phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin 2(1H)- one, melting at 2l6218.

Example To a mixture of 9 g. of 7-methylsulfinyl-S-phenyl-EiI-I- 1,4-benzodiazepin-2(1l-l)-one and 200 ml. of methylene chloride which was stirred vigorously in a /2 liter 3-neck flask, 6 cc. of thionyl chloride was added at room temperature. At first a clear yellow solution resulted. After a few minutes stirring, the hydrochloride of the reaction product crystallized. The mixture was refluxed for 1 hour and filtered at room temperature through a fritted glass funnel, and washed with methylene chloride. Upon crystallization from methanol the product, 7-(chloromethylmercapto) 5 phenyl 3H 1,4 benzodiazepin- 2(1H)-one hydrochloride, melted at 258-260 (dec.).

Example 16 To a solution of 7.15 g. of Z-amino-S-methylsnlfinylbenzophenone in 200 ml. of benzene was added 2.45 ml. of bromoacetyl bromide. After an hour, the mixture was washed several times with water, then the organic layer was separated, dried, concentrated in vacuo and the residue crystallized from a mixture of benzene and hexane (5 :2). The first fraction consisted of 2'-benzoyl-2-bromo- 4'-bromomethylthioacetanilide. The mother liquors on chromatography yielded more of the same material. After recrystallization from a mixture of benzene and hexane (5:2), the product formed colorless crystals melting at 144-146".

Example 17 10.0 g. platinum oxide was reduced in 500 ml. of acetic acid at atmospheric pressure and room temperature. To the suspension of the reduced catalyst, a solution of 41.0 g. of 7 methylmercapto-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin- 2(1H)-one in 500 ml. of glacial acetic acid was added and hydrogenated to completion (2980 cc. of hydrogen absorbed). Filtration of the catalyst, and concentration of the filtrate under reduced pressure, gave the crude product which was dissolved in methylene chloride (300 cc.). The resulting solution was then washed with 5 N ammonium hydroxide solution (3X50 cc.), water (3 50 cc.), dried with anhydrous evaporated. Recrystallization from ethanol yielded 7- methylmercapto-4,S-dihydro 5 phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2 (lH)-one as off-white needles melting at 150.5 152.5".

A solution of 21.8 g. of 7-methylmercapto-4,S-dihydro- 5-phenyl-3H-l,4-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-0ne in 185 ml. of dimethylformamide was stirred and refluxed for 1 hour with 4.56 g. of sodium methoxide (added in the form of a methanolic solution containing 4.35 mmoles of sodium methoxide per cc. of solution). The sodio derivative thus formed was treated with 109.1 g. of methyl iodide and the solution refluxed for a further two hours. After the excess methyl iodide had been distilled off, the reaction mixture was poured into 1000 ml. of water, and extracted 4 times with 150 ml. portions of methylene chloride. The extracts were combined, treated. with dewith sodium sulfate, and filtered. The solution was then refluxed and dissolved in a small volume of methanol and treated with 1 equivalent of hydrogen chloride added as a methanolic hydrogen chloride solution (0.9 N). The solvent was then removed under reduced pressure and the residue was crystallized from hexane/ether yielding 7 methylmercapto-l,4-dimethyl-4,5-dihydro 5 phenyl 3H-l,4-benzodiazepin-2- (1H)-one as white prisms melting at 96-98.

sodium sulfate, filtered and U A mixture of 6.2 g. of 7-methylmercapto-1,4 dimethyl 4,5 dihydro-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one, 3 ml. of 30% hydrogen peroxide and 40 ml. of absolute ethanol was stirred and refluxed for eight hours. Approximately one half of the ethanol was removed by distillation and the residue poured into 500 ml. of water. The product was extracted into methylene chloride (100 ml.) which was Washed with water (3X25 ml.), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to dryness. The residual yellow gum was repeatedly crystallized from an acetone, hexane mixture yielding 4,5-dihydro-1,4-dimethyl 7 methylsulfinyl-5-phenyl-3H- 1,4-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one as colorless plates, M.P. 160-161.

Example 18 A mixture of 176 g. (1.125 m.) of ortho-fluoro benzoyl chloride and 64 g. (0.5 m.) of para-chloraniline was stirred and heated to 180 C., at which temperature 87 g. (0.64 In.) of zinc chloride was introduced, the temperature raised to 200205 C. and maintained there for forty minutes. The golden colored melt was quenched by the careful addition of 500 ml. of 3 N hydrochloric acid and the resulting mixture refluxed for five minutes. The acid solution was decanted and the process repeated three times to remove all ortho-fluorobenzoic acid. The grey granular residue was dissolved in 300' ml. of (vol/vol.) sulphuric acid and refluxed for forty minutes to complete hydrolysis. The hot solution was poured over 1 kg. of ice and diluted to two liters wit-h Water. The organic material was extracted with four 300 ml.

washed with two 500 ml. portions of 3 N hydrochloric acid to remove traces of para-chloroaniline, three 500 ml. portions of 5 N sodium hydroxide solution to remove ortho-fluorobenzoic acid, and finally two 200 ml. portions of saturated brine solution. The methylene chloride extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and the solvent removed to give the crude aminobenzophenone. Recrystallization from methanol gave Z-amino-S- chloro-Z-fluorobenzophenone ye low needles (MP. 94 95 C.).

A solution of sodium methylmercaptan (96 ml. of a solution containing 200 mmoles of NaSCl-l in 2-ethoxyethanol was refluxed for three hours with 25 g. of 2- amino-S-chloro-Z-fluorobenzophenone. The solution was concentrated to approximately 30 ml. by distillation and the residue partitioned between methylene chloride (200 ml.) and water (200 ml.). The layers were separated, and the organic layer was washed with 3 N hydrochloric acid (2x100 ml.), water (3x100 ml.), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to give as an oil crude Z-amino-5-chloro-2'-methylthiobenzophenone. Upon being recrystallized from hexane it formed yellow plates M.P. 100-100.5.

The above-mentioned Z-amino-S-chloro-Z-methylthiobenzophenone, its preparation and intermediates therefor, are not a part of this invention, but such are disclosed hereinabove in order that the present disclosure may be complete. a

The crude Z-amino-S-chloro-Z'-methylthiobenzophenone from the previous reaction was dissolved in 200 ml. of ether and 21 ml. of bromoacetyl bromide was added with stirring. After the reaction had subsided, the reaction mixture was washed with water (3x100 ml.) and concentrated to a small volume. The product was filtered and recrystallized from methanol to give 2-bromoacetamido-S-chlore-2'-methylthiobenzophenone, as needles, MP. 107-8".

4.0 g. or" 2-bromoaeetamidod-chloro-Z-methylthiobenzophenone was carefully added to 200ml. of liquid ammonia. The ammonia was allowed to evaporate overnight and the residue was partitioned between ether. (400 (1 liter). The'layers were separated and ml.) and water the ether layer was washed with water (3 X200 ml.),

white dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to approximately 75 ml. Petroleum ether (10 ml.) was added and the mixture cooled. The product was filtered yielding Z-aminoacetamido--chloro-2'-methylthiobenzophenone, as yellow plates, M.P. 125-6.

The above-mentioned 2 -aminoacetamido-S-chloro-2- methylthiobenzophenone is not a part of this invention, but is disclosed herein in order that this disclosure may be complete.

A mixture of 2.1 g. of Z-aminoacetamido-5-chloro-2- methylthiobenzophenone, 50 ml. of benzene and 100 ml. of pyridine was refluxed for thirty-six hours using a 1 meter column packed with glass helices. Water was separated at the top of the column using a Dean-Stark head. The reaction mixture was then concentrated to a dark brown oil which was crystallized several times from an acetone/ hexane mixture yielding 7-chloro-5-(2-methylthiophenyl)-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2( 1H) -one, as white needles, M.P. 1845.

Example 19 10 g. of 7-ethylmercapto-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one, 125 cc. of ethanol and 18 cc. of 30% hydrogen peroxide were refluxed for 2 hours and the reaction solution then concentrated in vacuo, after which 100 cc. of acetone was added to the residue. The resulting precipitate was filtered off by suction at 10, and washed on the funnel with cold acetone, yielding offwhite crystals of 7-ethylsulfinyl-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2(lH)-one, melting at 195-196".

8.5 g. of 7-ethylsulfinyl-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin- 2(lH)-one, 260 cc. of dichloromethane and 6 cc. of thionlychloride were refluxed for 1 hour. From the at first clear yellow solution, there crystallized the hydrochloride of 7a-chloroethylmercapto-5-phenyl3H-1,4- benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one which was filtered off at and washed with dichloromethane on the funnel, yielding slightly yellow crystals thereof which melted at 23 6-238". Recrystallization of the so-obtained hydrochloride from ethanol yielded the free base as light yellow crystals melting at 195196.

This application is a continuation-in-part of application Serial No. 24,686, filed April 26, 1960, now abandoned.

We claim:

1. A compound selected from the group consisting of compounds 01' the formula:

18 and lower alkyl quaternary ammonium salts thereof with pharmaceutically acceptable anions; wherein B is selected from the group consisting of and at least one of R and R is a sulfur-containing radical selected from the group consisting of -SR -SO- lower alkyl and SO -lower alkyl; R and R are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, S-R -SO-l0wer alkyl and -SO -lower alkyl; R; is selected from the group consisting of halogen and hydrogen; R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, --S-Rq, SO-lower alkyl, -SO -lower alkyl, halogen and trifluoro methyl; and R is selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, hydroxy-lower alkylene and halo-lower alkylene; and R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl.

2. A compound of the formula:

lower alkyl- S References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,893,992 Sternbach July 7, 1959 

1. A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF COMPOUNDS OF THE FORMULA: 